Games are about competition. Practice for winning at all costs. Mindfulness games are different. They are about healing, beating stress and having fun.

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

What a concept! Mindfulness games! This article looks at 4 games that aim to develop mindfulness. At first blush, none of them actually sounds like a whole lot of fun to play, but I love the point that mindfulness can be done with others instead of just by yourself.

Mindfulness—the practice of cultivating awareness and presence—is the business buzz word. Touted as a wellbeing panacea, mindfulness training has been adopted by American institutions of all kinds, from corporations to prisons, schools, and hospitals. Writer Ruth Whippman, author of America the Anxious, blames the mindfulness craze for contributing to national anxiety. She told Quartz that corporations are using these wellbeing programs to distract from serious systemi

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

This article takes aim at corporate mindfulness programs and is highly critical of them. Yet the results I see in my programs every day make me proud of the difference I'm making. I understand her argument, but I disagree with her conclusion.

Relentless pace of doing wears down mental and physical health. What you need to do while refreshing is have a sense of choice. See if you can feel choice and how it feels.

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

Nice blog on our relationship to our "doing". He says: "So the crux is not so much the doing itself but our relationship to it. How can we do what we do without getting pressed and stressed, contracted and driven, about it?"

Mindfulness has become a well-known term, and with that people want to learn more. Here are 22 exercises for groups, individuals, and practitioners.

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

A rich article chock full of easy practices, many in PDF format! A valuable resource to access quickly when the need is there either for oneself or for a client, team member, etc. Definitely worth exploring.

An employee at Virgin provides simple steps to follow to bring a little mindfulness into a workday. One of the comments laments that Virgin does not have a mindfulness facilitator on site. So a big shout out here to Shopify, where I coach and teach mindfulness and lead sessions for employees - few employers are as dedicated to the well-being of their employees as Shopify is.

Mindfulness training in the workplace has been found to enhance focus, lower stress levels, and help foster employee camaraderie, according to a new

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

This article cites a review of some 4,000 studies of mindfulness and the conclusions are clear: mindfulness has many positive effects at the individual and collective level. I look forward to the day when we'll see mindfulness programs in every medium sized or large organization.

Staff stress remains the number one reason why companies and organizations want to introduce mindfulness programs. And increased resilience to stress remains the number one benefit that people get from those programs. That's just the way it is.

Mindfulness meditation programs have shown promise for the treatment of anxiety, one of the most common mental health disorders in the US. New research suggests people can begin to derive psychological and physiological benefits from the practice after a single introductory session.

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

Quite a finding: even a single session can reduce anxiety. So important to get people started on mindfulness practice!

The science of mindfulness: What we know, what we don't know, and what the future holds.

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

The article describes important work being done in the field of mindfulness research. The findings are encouraging, but more and especially BETTER research is needed to maximize the effectiveness of the set of practices we know as mindfulness.

Folding the goal-less nature of meditation into the culture of gamification surrounding apps, Headspace is "winning" on the mindfulness market. But has the app's recent redesign satisfied a larger user base at the expense of deeper convictions? #apps

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

Well-structured and fair review of the newly updated Headspace app. If you're a current user or just curious about Headspace, this is a worthwhile read.

When we usually think of mindfulness, we picture someone in solitude meditating in a calm environment. But can you practice mindfulness throughout the day in the presence of other people? The answer is yes, you can practice mindfulness anywhere. Being with a person – partner, colleague, kids, friends or neighbors – is one of the …

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

Good, short article about simple ways to be more mindful throughout the day. And while I heartily endorse these, I do wish the author had pointed out how hard and how tricky it is to REMEMBER to do these things! The regular practice of meditation is a powerful ally for doing exactly that: remembering.

A sharper, more mindful employee makes for a creative, more collaborative environment at work.

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

Eleven members of Forbes Human Resources Council discuss the practice and list some of the main benefits of mindfulness for both employees and their organizations. Nice to see how consistent they are. And of course, my answer to the title question is a resounding yes!

By Matt Perry Imagine you’re swimming in a muddy river, trying desperately to peer through the muck. You face a swirl of confusing obstacles.

Pierre Gauthier's insight:

Inspiring story about a woman who is making a difference for caregivers of people with dementia. I love this: "Caregivers are taught to first stop and connect with the dementia patient, to “check in” and see them as a living, breathing person instead of merely a task to be accomplished. Walking together is done slowly and mindfully. If caregivers ever feel rushed they are encouraged to stop, take two breaths, then continue."

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